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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-04
Postmaster General Villas New
order.
The following order has been issued
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WASHINGTON, D, O., May 2, 1887.
0.dersd on and after this date
that Articles OF every kind and
nature which are admitted TO
the United States domestic mails
shall beN admitted 10 the mails
exchanged between the United States
and the United States Postal Agency
at Shanghai, China, subj however,
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Sheffield and Birmingham Con-
structiOn Company.
sHEFFIELD, IN, Aprll 9O, lSS

SHEFFIELD, ALA, April 80, 1887,
DIBS will DO received until May 10, 1887,
ID for the Clearing, Grubbing, Grading,
Trestling, Masonry, Etc on about thirty
miles Of the Sheffield and Birmingham Rail-
road. Plans, prohles, specifications, ETC.,
can be seen, and further inform alton OBJ
tanned, at the Office of the Chief BnE ineer,
Sheffield, Ala. The Company reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. Cont actors
will be required TO furnish security.
p, CAMPBELL, SUIT.
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Sheriff Of bheIby county, Tenn.
By A. j. McLendon, ID. S.
Taylor a Carroll, Attorneys for plaintiff
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
PICNIC supplies at Crusman's.
How They do it in Kentucky.

A recovery was had in favor of
E. G. Meriwether in the district
court of the United States against
Muhlenburg county, Kentucky, for
$1,000 and interest, and an attach
ment issued to bring Hon. @. b.
Coleman, Judge Of that county, be-
fore the court to answer for a con-
tempt in not obeying a mandamus
issued on the 9th of June to the
county judge to make the required
levy to meet the debt. This pro-
cess was placed in the hands
of the United States Deputy
Marshal ]. v. Mcdonald, who went
down to Muhlenberg county tC
serve it on Coleman. The latter gen
tleman had skipped to Canada, and
Mcdonald was compelled to return
without his prisoner.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

THE l., A. & T. railroad is being
pushed with a vigor and energy that
promises practical results in the near
future. Mr.. Conroy, the contractor,
will finish the masonry on the trestle
No. /, by the list of August. The
suporstructure is on the ground, fin
ished, and waiting to be put up as
soon as the masonry is completed,
and trestle No. 2, will be finished by
the same time, the LIST proXimo.
The masonry at West-Fork for the
bridge is completed already, and the
timber for the approaches is mostly
delivered. The bridge itself, which
will be of iron, is in Louis
vile, ready to be brought
down and put up whenever
the approaches are finished SO that it
can be conveyed to the stream.
When the bridge is finished, a
standard guage for Cerulean Springs
will be opened, probably about the
10Th of September, and, when that
point (Cerulean Springs) is reached,
the track can be laid continuously on
to Princeton. The contract for build
ing all of the section houses along
the line has been let to Hoel &
Ledbetter. This contract was closed
on the Goth inst, and bids for the
depots are requested, eleven in mum
Der. For few days, one of the
engines having broken down on the
old l., A. & T. road, trains will only
run every other day until the engine
can be repaired.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
The Jordan Spring Tragedy.

And now comes another heart
rending story from Jordan Spring.
Miss Lemay, an estimable young
lady of that vicinity, daughter of Mr..
Richard Lemay, and about thirty
years Of age, in fit of insanity hung
herself, and the first intimation that
her parents had of her condition and
whereabouts was the discovery of her
CHASTITY corpse dangling from the
limb of tree. We draw a veil over
the intense grief of the stricken
parents as being too sacred to be ex-
posed to the public gaze, only ven
turing to assume the responsibility OF
stating that they have the sympathy
of the entire community in this most
sad and melancholy affection.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

JNO. w. FAXON,
Z. NJ. BARKER,
Auditing Com.

TO the Board of Education:
GENTLEMEN-I have the pleasure to submit
my annual financial report Tor 1861. Our
citizens show a manifest interest In our pub
lie schools. The recent examinations and the
high scholarship attained by many OF our pu-
pills show the proficiency OF the Jealous work
uf our teachers. From the success achieved
in the past can safely predict the best re-
suits for the coming year. and that the educa-
ton of our pupils Is entrusted 10 conscientl-
Gus Instructors. Great care IL bestowed TO
improve the moral tone OF the children. l
am proud to observe that Prof Graham has
inaugurated a society namyd the Band of
Mercy" whose main Obi ct Is to inculcate
humane treatment towards animals Thought
less children cannot be taught tor early, to
be kind and gentle TO those creatures that
cannot speak Tor themselves. The cultiva-
ton OF vocal music Is an accomplishment
that makes Home" attractive aud happy
its instruction is a beneficial study and is pro-
crossing rapidly.
trust that our large class Of graduates will
be an honor to our system OF education they
are we'll equipped to meet the struggles OF
life.
our running expenses for the sch0lastic
year 1861, ending June TO-, 1887, were - isO
we md l,2t9 pupils enrolled and ~ belong
lug, making coSi per pupil for ten months on
enrolment, $3.50 and on belonging, ss2s.
Very respectful ~.
l. BLOCH, Sec'y and Treas.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
The Late Judge Jackson.

On Friday of last week, the Rev.
Willis A. Jackson, formerly an attor-
ney and resident of this city, died of
paralysis in the lunatic Asylum at
Nashville. Judge Jackson removed
from this city several years ago, and
located in Nashville for the purpose
of practicing law. He subsequently
abandoned his profession and con-
nected himself with the Methodist
ministry. 1t was while serving a
congregating in Nashville in that
capacity, that he had the misfortune
to lose his mind, and was confined in
the asylum for the insane. When
his friends began to hope that his
recovery was certain, he was attacked
with paralysis, and died from the
effects oft. Mr.. Jackson was Record
er and Judge of the city courts, while
a reident of GAINESVILLE, and per-
formed the duties of the position sat.
isfactorily and creditably. He had
many excellent qualities, and has
many friends here.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
The Warm Weather.

1t is our duty as a journalist to
state generally what most of our
readers know already that the last
week has been one of the hottest ever
known in the United States. Hun
dreds Of people have died of sunstroke
in the cities, including New York,
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Indianapo-
lis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Nashville
and many other places too tedious to
mention. Heavy wind storms, nota-
bly, In New York city, entailing con-
siderable damage to property, have
occurred in several places, produced
by the excessive heat of the atmos-
phere. 1t is somewhat remarkable
feature of this simeon that to the
northwest and to the South of us,
and West of the Mississippi river,
the heat was not so intense by several
degrees as il was with us, having
risen little above the normal stand
ard. There was a refreshing shower
of rain Thursday, but not enouge tc
do much good, having been quickly
converted into steam and this soon
served to increase rather than
diminish the sultriness of the atmos.
phere. The clerk of the weather
seems to hive been neglecting hi.
business. Where, oh where, is cloui
compelling Rug les!
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

THE Shakespeare Club will meet
next Monday night at Mrs. Clay
Stacker's, on Seventh street. Sub
ject, julius Caesar. The following
are the appointments: l.. G. Nun.
ford, act l, scenes 1 and 2; Miss Car.
rie Lockert, act /, scene 8; F. O.
Daniel, act 2, scene l.; Miss Ruth
Faxon, act 2, scenes 2, 8 and A; GIN
Bell, act 3; Mrs. Clay Stacker, act 4
w. F. Dowd, act 5, scene ]; Miss
Jennie Mattill, act 5, scenes 2 and 8
Miss Kathleen O'Brien, act 8, scene
4; Mrs. X. Kimbrough, act 5, seemed
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

FOLLOWING are the opinions of
some of the eminent lawyers attend
ing the meeting of the Bar Assocla-
ton at Knoxville, Tenn, on the Goth
inst, upon the question " how many
votes it will require to adopt the con-
stitutional amendment?":
The question on what popular vote
is necessary for the ratification of an
amendment to the Constitution OF
Tennessee was taken up. Three able
papers, by MeSsrs. j. j. Turner, John
J. Vertrees and j. A. Cartwright,
were read, each one taking a different
view on the subject.
Mr.. Turner thought a majority oil
the vote cast in the last election fol
representatives-118, 22S-was all thai
would be required.
Mr.. Vertrees thhoght the vote cast
in 1886 was irrelevant; more than Z
majority would be required, and that
the amendment must receive a ma
jority of all citizens qualified to vote
for representatives before it could be
declared as carried.
Mr.. Cartwright held that a major.
of the electors who were qualified tC
vote for representatives, if the cleo
ton was for representatives, was al
that was necessary. There were a
number of prohibition leaders pres
ent dnring the discussion.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

1t gives us great pleasure to notice
that Prof. VIM. N. Mebam is about
to open in our city university pre-
paratory school. Such schools are
very common in the older States.
The writer once counted sixty-two
advertisements of such schools in a
single number of the Richmond Eva }
Dispatch. Such schools are, how
ever, rare in the West. We mention
with just pride the Webb school, at
Bell Buckle, Tenn, and the Culleoka
school, taught by Messrs. Mooney
and Wall. The extraordinary facil-
tiles for university education in Ten
nessee call loudly for the multiplied
ton of such schools in this State, and
we are informed that many parents
in the southwest greatly prefer to
send their boys to such schools if
properly located in Tennessee than
to keep them at home, even if they
could find facilities there, which they
cannot do. Shall they stop in Ten
nessee or go further North? We no.
tice such school In Kentucky where
the charges for board and tuition are
$500 a year. Such schools would not
exist If there were no demand for
them. Why can't we have such q
school here? 1t would add largely
to the prosperity of our city, already
so blessed with school facilities. II
will give such of our boys at home as
desire a university educationa prepa.
ration which the State does not pro
vide and ought not to provide, for il
could only do SO by taxing the many
for the benefit of the few. We re
joice in our public schools and boas
of our facilities for educating thu
masses. We rejoice in our facilities
for liberal learning and in the in
creasing numbers attracted to oul
city every year to secure it. And WI
will hail the effort of Prof. Mebane t.
plant his private school here, no
only for boys at home but for mum
bers abroad. 1t will be found tina
the multiplication of such facilitie
here will conduce in every way t
!, our benefit. The Bell Buckle peopl
e gave the Webb brothers a very larg
: bonus to move their school to tina
y point, just as GAINESVILLE gave larg
t amount to secure the Southwestern
e Presbyterian University here. Nov
we have an opportunity to sccuf
e another school here without its cost
Is ing us anything but good will an
proper patronage. We are awar
that we are now advertising sever;
e schools gratis, but we do not care
1t they deserve it. We propose, how
e ever, to stand up for GAINESVILLE an
d for every good enterprise in it. I'll
e, school of Mr.. Mebane will have II
y connection with the university say
good will and kind offices throughol
the entire field from which the un
s versity patronage comes. 1t will /
o purely the private enterprise of II
t. principal, and we give him heart
Godspeed.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

Cumberland river Is very low.
Wagons crossing now ford about two
thirds of the way and ferry the other
third. There are about IS inches of
water on the shoals and the river Is
falling slowly. Stimulated by the
present full prices, tobacco, which
was kept back earlier in the season
on account of low prices, is now COM
ing forward very fast and a great
deal Of it Is on the river banks await
ing transportation TO GAINESVILLE.
The city of GAINESVILLE has retired
from the trade on account of the low
stage of the water, and it is rumored
that Capt. Lowell is about to put in the
new light draught, low-water craft,
the Steamer Pearl in her place, but
the facts are about these: Capt.
Lowell had the Pearl built for the
Upper Cumberland river trade, and,
if he can run the Pearl in that trade,
he intends to do it, if not, probably
she will come into the lower Cumber-
land trade. She Is most admirably
adapted for the low water, and can
carry a great deal on small stage of
water. She went up to Nashville on
Friday morning. The City of Nash
vile has also gone out on account of
the low stage of water, and has been
chartered by the Cincinnati and Big
Sandy Packet Company. In fact, all
of the large boats have withdrawn
from Cumberland river on account OF
the low stage of the water. A fiat
boat loaded with Tobacco came down
to GAINESVILLE from Haggood landing
on Tuesday, so great is the eagerness
of tobacco growers to take advantage
of the present high prices in the
GAINESVILLE market. The Steamer
Gracey is making two regular trips a
week between this point and Rock
} castle, and the Hillman will continue
} to make one trip a week between
GAINESVILLE and Paducah. Capt
Ryman launched his new boat fol
! the lower Cumberland river trade a
J Jeffersouville on last Saturday.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

The Great Cave Disooverer Arrived
Safely at Dunbar's Gave, travelling
100 Miles under Ground.
Great Excitement over his Unexpected
Arrival.


To the Chronicle.
DUNBAR's CAVE, July 81, 1887.
The story published in your last
issue Of the hog at Martin, Tenn,
that eat its way through the earth
into wonderful cave by continually
knawing the sweetened dirt under
molasses drip, is no hoax as you eau
toned the public it might be. The
hog arrived safely to-day at the
mouth of Dunbar's Cave, having
come all the way from Martin under
ground. There is no mistake about
this. The hog made known hisarrival
by loud grunting at the gate and a
number ofvisitors saw John Ricelet it
out. The hog bears unmistskable evi-
dences that it came from Martin, and
can be proven to be the identical
same hog by its tail, the molasses
sticking to it and other signs. Mr..
Rice has the hog in keeping for the
coming Stock Show, and will
exhibit it free to the thousand of peo-
pie who will attend the grand Re
union August 23rd and oath. and the
gentleman who saw 1t go through at
Martin will be there to testify that II
is the same hog. 1t has long been
known that Dunbar's Cave extended
many miles under the ground, but
no one has the courage to explore the
concern to its end, but now large
party is being organized, headed by
Brayant Whitfield, and John Rice tC
start on an exploring EXPEDITION on
the evening of August oath at the
close of the Stock Show. Every per
son desiring to join the expedition
will come on that day equipped fol
the trip, with ten day rationi
and four dozen candles. Tn,
party will be joined at Bel
lamy's cave on the route, by
Capt. Bill Taylor, Squire friedrich
Major Tom Lewis, Col. Lyle, Cap
f. Ten McReynolds and others making
: the passage through "Hell's Hole
The hog win be driven in front t
pilot the way through, and a tele
gram will be sent to Lovelace & Bro
to turn ON the molasses pretty stron
SO as to draw the hog through o.
good time, and swing down the Ian
: tern that the explorers may knoN
f when they arrive at Martin, wher
e they will have grand barbecue anC
n speaking by Hon. James Mckenzie
Z the silver tongued orator of Ker
lucky. EXPLORER.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
From West Harpeth.

am Just from short vlsit'to Cnlleoka,
where the Hon. Geo. G. Taylor, the champion
anti. prohibitlonlst Of Maury county, was re-
Gently pitted against a little Methodist
preacher by the name OF w. A. Gambler. So
politely and effeclually was the ex-legislator
and attorney ut law demolished IN to beget a
general feeling OF COMMUNICATION for him.
4 he old boss whiskeyite forsook the field
when he saw what was coming. The fact Is,
that Gambler is one OF the brainiest men In
the Southern Confederacy, lawyers and legis-
lators not excepted albeit "littie Methodist
preacher is not expected 10 know anything.
learned also while down there that some OF
our prohibition speakers are quite denuncia-
tory and vulgar and so, are thought 10 be
Gripping the good cause which they have
espoused.
see that the services OF cne " the Clarlss-
VILE District preachers has been secured as
assistant principal In the celebrated Webb
school, viz: Geo. l.. Beale. No better selec-
tlon could have been made by the Webb
brothers. A more accurate and thorough
scholar than Mr.. Beale is not TO be found In
Tennessee, having graduated with distinction
several years since In the Vanderbilt Uni.
versity, for which he was previously trained
by the Messrs. Webb. There he won the
Master Of Arts degree, which but few are en-
able TO do. You may be assured that what
ever arrangements the Webbs make will b,
OF the most satisfactory kind TO those wht
wish to patronize their ''unequaled school,
as 1t is called by DIR. w. c. johnson, a distin
guished member of the Vanderbilt Board o
Trust.
The crop prospects in Williamson anC
Maury counties are very fine where the
ground was properly prepared and titled
The crops that were injured by the DIR!
weather few weeks ago were chiefly thos'
which had not received proper attention.
Allow me to extend my congratulations {,
the soutlside preacher and his better half II
having received so excellent an accession a
Matte Roberts to his household. May tn
lucky young gentleman never cease to priz
the real treasure which he has found, AM
Matte never cease to love Rice.
Friendly greetings to all my Montgomer.
friends. A. \. GooDLoE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
THE sale of the Henry Freec

THE sale of the Henry Freech
property came off on Monday last
according to advertisement. Mr.,
w. B. Kincannon bought the Quarles
place for 50, 450. The lot and cabins
on First cross street was sold to Mr.
James Rutherford for $685.. The
home place was not sold the bid
being deemed insufficient. Mr.. f. F.
Abbott bid $3.50, but the bid was
rejected, and the lot withdrawn from
snln
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for
children teething, is the prescription Of
one OF the best female physicians and
nurses in the United States and has
been used for forty years with never
failing success by millions oil mothers
for their children. During the process
OF teething its value is incalculable. 1t
relieves the child from pain, cures dys-
entery and diarrhGa gripping in the
bowels and wind-colic. BY giving
health 10 the child it rests the mother.
Price 25c. bottls Dec %, ~.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
Prohibition Speaking.

Rev. D. A. Brigham will speak on
prohibition at the following times
and places: Locust Grove, District
No. IS, August 8; Beech Grove, Dis.
trict No. 20, August 10; Shiloh, Dis
trict No. ~, August II; Center
Church, District No. 20, August II
The speaking viii be at night at each
place.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

On Saturday night, August 9th, at
1920, midnight, an excursion train
will leave Louisville, KY, for Mo-
bile, Ala, to give the people an OPP
portunity to attend, at less than one
third of the usual fore, the fifteenth
annual grand national session of the
Knights of Tabor and Tabernacle,
Order of Twelve, to come off in the
city of Mobile, to witness the grand
prize drill, in which the st. Charles
Platium, No. 5, will compete with
drill corps from all parts of the
United States. In addition to the
attractions of visit to the city of
Mobile itself, there will be excursions
ON Mobile Bay, visits to fruit planta-
tions, picnics in the vicinity, moon
light excursions, giving visitors an
opportunity of seeing the large fish
in which the bay abounds, and also
of seeing tropical fruit on its native
trees. Tickets good returning ten
days, and will be sold at the following
In,,, ,a4oc Co.. 40 wound 4r;vN.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
Sixty-iye Lots For Sale.

/ have sixty-five lots on Base Ball
Hill suitable for residences which /
will sell on easy payments, one third
clsh, the balance on one and two
years credit. These lots are 55X146
feet, but any one desiring a larger lot
can buy as many as he wishes all in
one block. This property is situated
about fifteen minutes walk from the
Court House. Call on Geo. r.
Wood. J.lS,4t.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
BuckIen,s ArnIca saiye.

The Best Salye in the world for Cuts =
Bruises, Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tons, and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required. 1t is guaranteed to gives
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
price % cents per box. For sale by
Owen & Moore. -
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23
syrup Of flgs.

Manufactured only by tho California
Fig Syrup Co., San Francisco. CAL, is
Natures Own true Laxative. II is the
most easily taken and the most pleas
unity effective remedy known to cleanse
the system when bilious or costiye; TO
dispel headaches, colds and feyers; to
cure habitual constipation, indigestion,
etc. For sale in 90 cents and Sl.00
bottles 10y all leading druggist.
Dec 251y
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

A VENTUREsOME Frenchman,
named JAWS, proposes to attempt a
balloon voyage across the Atlantic
in October. He will start from st.
Nazaire, and hopes to land in New
York.-T0bacco Leaf.
He will be very apt to land
in--the Atlantic ocean before he
ever sees the city of New York.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

THOSE who desire to subscribe
stock to the company organized to
bore for natural gas (below ground)
can secure the stock by calling on III.
G. Merritt, Esq.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

WE ARE glad to chronicle the pro-
motion of Mr.. Reyn Rossington to a
position in the auditors office of the
Topeka and Santa Fee rail
road
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

Itch and Scratches of every kind
cured In 30 minutes by WOOdford's
Sanitary Lotion. Use no other
this never: fails. Sold by Owen &
Moore
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-23

PARSONAGE Anniversary services
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church next Sabbath, IL a. m.
Evening services 8 o'clock.
D. A. BRIGHAM.